Roslavl

Roslavl (English)
Рославль (Russian)
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Location of Smolensk Oblast in Russia
Roslavl
Location of Roslavl in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°57′N 32°53′E / 53.950°N 32.883°E / 53.950; 32.883Coordinates: 53°57′N 32°53′E / 53.950°N 32.883°E / 53.950; 32.883
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Smolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Roslavlsky District[1]
Urban settlement Roslavlskoye[1]
Administrative center of Roslavlsky District,[1] Roslavlskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district Roslavlsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Roslavlskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Roslavlsky Municipal District,[2] Roslavlskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 54,900 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 1137
Town status since 1408
Postal code(s)[6] 216500–216502, 216504–216507, 216509, 216569
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Roslavl (Russian: Ро́славль, Polish: Rosław) is a town and the administrative center of Roslavlsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is a road and rail junction and a market town. Population: 54,900(2010 Census);[4] 57,701(2002 Census);[7] 60,470(1989 Census).[8]

History

Historical affiliations

Principality of Smolensk 1137–1408
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1408–1508
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1508–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1618
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1618–1667
Tsardom of Russia 1667–1721
Russia Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1919–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
Russia Russian Federation 1991–present

It was founded in 1137 by the Smolensk prince Rostislav Mstislavitch, hence the name. Roslavl was chartered under Lithuanian rule in 1408. Under Polish rule Roslavl was part of the Smolensk Voivodeship. In the 1667 truce of Andrusovo the town was ceded from Poland to Russia. During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from August 3, 1941 to September 25, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Roslavl serves as the administrative center of Roslavlsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Roslavlsky District as Roslavlskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Roslavlsky Municipal District.[2]

Notable people

Among the natives of Roslavl were sculptors Mikhail Mikeshin and Sergey Konenkov, sprinter Maria Leontyavna Itkina, as well as some ancestors of Fyodor Tyutchev.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #261
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #133-z
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 636 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 636 101. ).
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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